Lifting Hoods for Meyers & Bogus Buggies!!

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CairoManx
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[QUOTE="mel hubbard"]Im supprised you cant get more help in locating one or finding the guy who molded them in USA,,,, someone on here must know QUOTE] Image Wouldn't it be easier to just get a hood and cut it through along the same line as the the opening type and add a fiberglass inner lip to the cowl section like in the picture. I can't imagine it would take more than a few hours of work. I'm sure that's how they must have made the one they pulled the mold off. I think the only tricky part would be doing the scallops for the headlight mounts.
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vreuther
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Post by vreuther »

CairoManx wrote:Wouldn't it be easier to just get a hood and cut it through along the same line as the the opening type and add a fiberglass inner lip to the cowl section like in the picture. I can't imagine it would take more than a few hours of work. I'm sure that's how they must have made the one they pulled the mold off. I think the only tricky part would be doing the scallops for the headlight mounts.
I agree, getting a 2nd hood and cutting / fabbing up a lift out of that would be much more realistic than trying to track down a mold. We actually started discussing that route here locally before I asked. I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask since I'd spend money either way. Then again, I could just save money and cut the original since it's MINE. ALL MINE!! :) harhar (just kidding I'd rather experiment on a non-original) Also considered making the hinges hidden like the Beetle hoods or a swing forward lift. I don't think I'd worry too much about the scallops though. From what I recall of the early Manx, there were no scallops on those lift hoods.
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mel hubbard
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Post by mel hubbard »

[QUOTE="CairoManx"][QUOTE=mel hubbard]Im supprised you cant get more help in locating one or finding the guy who molded them in USA,,,, someone on here must know QUOTE] Image Wouldn't it be easier to just get a hood and cut it through along the same line as the the opening type and add a fiberglass inner lip to the cowl section like in the picture. I can't imagine it would take more than a few hours of work. I'm sure that's how they must have made the one they pulled the mold off. I think the only tricky part would be doing the scallops for the headlight mounts.[/QUOTE] I cant see too much of a problem doing it that way,, the one in the pics does have an inner molding that also gives a lot of extra reinforcing. The scallops I could make for you here,, would not take too long to mold those small parts,,, easy to mail too. Will try & get some more pics of it on a buggy with the inner molding too.
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allen pierce
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Post by allen pierce »

Maybe making a "re-fit" kit including 1) the "fiberglass inner lip" for the cowl section, 2) the inner molding for the reinforcing (not knowing what that actually look likes, maybe just some "ribs" for adding stiffness), and 3) the headlight mounts? Everything would need to be glassed in to an existing hood, but, that could be done by us novices. Maybe a paper template of where to cut the existing hood into two pieces would be good. All that stuff would be smaller than shipping an entire opening hood over here to the U.S. From the last bug I dismantled, I've got all the bug, hood hardware; hinges, latch (pin & socket), release cable, lift handle, etc. I'd volunteer to test it out. I've always been interested in an opening hood...
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Here's some more pics that Mel asked me to post... Image Image Image Image
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and some more...phew!!! Image Image Image Image
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mel hubbard
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Post by mel hubbard »

[QUOTE="Manxdavid"]and some more...phew!!! Image [/QUOTE] Thanks Dave :D You get the idea now guys, that inner panel is a sparate molding that is bonded to the hood whilst its still in the mold to keep the shape,, it makes em real strong around the headlamp mounting points too.
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Post by 90volts »

very cool. now all it needs is to have the underside airbrushed and it'll be perfect! :D Image
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[QUOTE="90volts"]very cool. now all it needs is to have the underside airbrushed and it'll be perfect! :D Image[/QUOTE] WTF???
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90volts
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Post by 90volts »

didn't you guys have that over there? undersides of the hood airbrushed with a fanatsy scene? it was big over here. still see it on a lot of 70s cars at the shows. did it to the sides of vans too. still see it all over on motorcycles.
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Post by newmanx59 »

[QUOTE="90volts"]didn't you guys have that over there? undersides of the hood airbrushed with a fanatsy scene? it was big over here. still see it on a lot of 70s cars at the shows. did it to the sides of vans too. still see it all over on motorcycles.[/QUOTE] It's also very big with the "Lowrider" guys.
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CairoManx
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Post by CairoManx »

Image Just saw this picture posted last March on the RBC site, from somebody in the UK with an opening hood in the background. Look familiar Mel or David? http://p066.ezboard.com/frbcdunebuggyfrm12.showMessage?topicID=237.topic
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mel hubbard
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Post by mel hubbard »

[QUOTE="CairoManx"] Just saw this picture posted last March on the RBC site, from somebody in the UK with an opening hood in the background. Look familiar Mel or David? http://p066.ezboard.com/frbcdunebuggyfrm12.showMessage?topicID=237.topic[/QUOTE] Got to be one from the old UK molds, a few guys fitted them to old GP buggies back then, don't recognize the guys head or the buggy though. Dave wont know he's too far north :D that looks like a southern meet, sure that last orange buggy in the line up is my mate Ashleys :cool:
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CairoManx
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I found the poster(Retrobuggy)'s photobucket album. http://s172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/retrobuggy/ Here's another of his buggy's. It sure looks like a Manx but the rear license cut out is super wide. Are all the UK Manx's like that? Image
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mel hubbard
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Post by mel hubbard »

[QUOTE="CairoManx"] Are all the UK Manx's like that? [/QUOTE] Thats not a UK ''authentic'' Meyers Manx, but a ''Manx type'',, the early UK authentic ones were molded from 1167 taged Meyers Manx 2 & the later ones were molded direct from a new siggy Manx body, so they will be the same shape as USA ones. Its a long story with some bad vibes,, would rather not go back there,, lets just say some guys would rather create problems than buggy kits :roll:
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